Atlantic General Hospital announced today that it will hold a formal grand
opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, September 22 at 4 p.m.

Completed in February, the expanded facility now provides a home for The
C.R.I.C.K.E.T. Center, Worcester County’s first child advocacy facility.
This center is the only one of its kind on the Eastern Shore, offering
onsite medical evaluations and the coordinated services of social welfare
and law enforcement agencies.

The newly expanded Atlantic Health Center also houses Worcester County’s
first outpatient pediatric and adult mental health program and a comprehensive
diabetes program. The primary care clinic serving children and adults,
regardless of the ability to pay, has also been upgraded.

Funded in part by a $700,000 matching grant from the Maryland Hospital
Association, the hospital has raised an additional $550,000 through generous
commitments made by the Worcester County Commissioners, the Ocean City
Town Council and the Berlin City Council.

Local dignitaries and chambers will be present at the event as well as
the current Miss Maryland USA, Gabrielle Carlson, who is passionate in
the fight against sexual abuse. The community is cordially invited to
attend the ribbon cutting for tours of the facility and refreshments.